At Mindful Gardens, wreaths from nature at it's best

Bath Farmers Market

Saturday September 1 2018

Lettuce and radicchio star at Tarbox Farm

Fruits &   Vegetables

Moving fast: Fall raspberries are in at Popps Farm good thru October. Some blueberries still. Most blackberries are done. Ground Cherries are getting more plentiful - so sweet. Fresh juicy watermelons are here. At least a couple of kind of apples now, and maybe some more plums.

Look For: Radishes, baby beet greens, carrots. Cauliflower is here and broccolini is radically good. Hot peppers for drying and salsa in wide variety. Lots of cabbage, string beans, onions, corn, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, new potatoes, summer squash, mushrooms as they come up.

Goranson Farm, Hawkes Farm, MicroMainea, Mindful Gardens, Oyster Creek Mushroom Co., New Roots Farm, Pleasant Pond Orchard, Sparrow Farm, Tarbox Farm

Arugula, beet greens , beets,blueberries, braising greens, broccoli, broccolini, cabbage, carrots, corn, collards corn, cranberries, cucumbers, garlic, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, melons, mesclun, microgreens, mushrooms, onions, pac choi, parsnips, peas, potatoes, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, salad turnips, scallions, seedlings, shoots & tendrils, spinach, string beans, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes, tsatsoi

Fresh & pillowy, glazed donuts say "enjoy me totally", at Chase Farm Bakery



Baked Goods

Beryls Pastries, Borealis Breads,Chase Farm Bakery, Hootenanny

breads: bagels, baguettes, bialys, sourdough, wholegrain, anadama, ciabatta, focaccia, cinnamon raisin, olive, buckwheat, seeded and blended, breadsticks, croissants, morning pastries, dinner rolls, English muffins, cakes, hand pies, cookies, scones, tarts, doughnuts, quiches, brownies, muffins, coffee cakes , pizza dough, pretzels

Save on chicken parts and ground turkey at Pine Tree Poultry

Meat & Poultry



 Kelley Brothers Beef, Mainely Poultry, Meadowcroft, Old Narrow Gauge Farm, Pine Tree Poultry, Springdale Farm, Tarbox Farm

beef, chicken,

duck, goat, lamb, mutton, pork, turkey, 

whole, cut , ground

marrow bones, suet

bacon, hams, pork belly,

hocks (fresh & smoked), sausage 

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Goranson Farm, Mainely Poultry, Sparrow Farm

Seafood

Maine Saltwater Creations, Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood

f resh flat fish, mussels, scallops,oysters, fish sticks, crab and salmon cakes, picked crab and lobster meat (check with vendor ) .

Fresh picked wild Maine lobster at Pemaquid-succulent. I froze this for 2 months in an emergency and it stayed wonderfully moist and firm



Appleton Creamery, Chase Farm , Fuzzy Udder Creamery, Hahns End, Springdale Farm

cows milk cheeses, goats milk cheeses,

hard & soft, marinated and spiced,

fresh and aged

feta, mozzarella, ricotta, cream cheese,

butter, cow s milk(raw), yogurt

Brighten your morning toast with out of the yard yesterday flavor-Black & Blue (berry) jam and Elderberry jelly from Old Narrow Gauge Farm

P reserved and Premade

Borealis Breads  -  granola

Goranson Farm -  dried beans, maple

syrup

Gracies Garden - lactofermented

vegetables, kvass, pickles

Jyang_Lee Kitchens -spring rolls, sauces, sesame noodles, dumplings and more

Maine Saltwater Creations - fresh frozen  soups and chowders, fish cakes and sticks, casseroles and meatballs 

Old Narrow Gauge Farm-  preserved

vegetables, pickles relishes, wildflower

& fruit syrups and pastes, fruit jams jellies, seasonal items

Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood-  fish and shellfish loaves, shellfish cakes, chowders, bisques, dips, stock, casseroles & pies, smoked salmon

Pine Tree Poultry-chicken (whole or parts) empanadas, pies, soup, sliced or whole turkey breast, fresh turkey salad

Pleasant Pond Orchard -honey,

maple syrup, granola, hand cream 

Sparrow Farm - cranberry sauce,

relish, ketchup, fruit jam

A summer special-one of a kind handcrafted jewelry by Claudia at Big Barn Coffee

Handcrafted , Homegrown

Big Barn Coffee -locally roasted organic coffee

Hawkes Farm - house and garden plants and seedlings, cut flowers

Goranson Farm -cut flowers

Hawthorn & Thistle -Hand dyed wool and wool products from Jacob Sheep, pet powder

Mana Medicinals -Herbal tinctures & teas, aromatics and moisturizers, healing clay.

Meadowcroft Seacolors -   Handraised wool, sea dyed and available in skeins or individually designed clothing & blankets 

Mindful Gardens - handwoven baskets, plants and seedlings, cut flowers

Shepherds & Such -  beeswax candles, felted goods, buttons, wax flowers, jewelry, smudge and more

Sisters Soap - goats milk soap at Appleton Creamery

Tarbox Farm - cut flowers

In the Area 

Sharing Table , Wednesdays, Merrymeeting Gleaners are piloting a Sharing Table in Library Park on Washington Street from 3-6 , weekly thru October. Lovely fresh produce for free, regardless of income. Donations are accepted .

Good morning

September now-and Labor Day weekend. Celebrate friends and fellow workers with a simply delicious seasonal feast. The unseasonably warm weather has favored many of our crops-tomatoes, eggplants, corn, all the summer lovelies. Pick up cheeses and crispy breads, sweet treats galore and meat/fish of your choosing-for the grill.

Or take a holiday from kitchen labor with one of our fresh , homemade entrees, soups, pickles, salads. Any way you go just kick back and enjoy a relaxing weekend and holiday with friends or family, or if preferred, sweet solitude!

Get your tickets now for the Maine Cheese Festival at Wolfes Neck Farm in Freeport on Sunday 9/9. Go to mainecheeseguild.org for info and if you'd like to volunteer, email them at [email protected]

Try grilling these gorgeous leeks from Goranson Farm.

Great buys on Old Shiretown, Ragged Isle, and Peppered at Hahns End



Tracey at Pemaquid has some fresh picked lobster meat-call ahead 350 7054 for special or large amounts. of anything! did you know they use that creamy cream cheese form Springdale in their salmon & lobster pates?

Tomatillos and shitsitso peppers look ready for salsa at Goranson. Their watermelons are just right and ripe , ready for dessert or summer drinks.

Perfect cauliflower at New Roots

Little red onions from Hawkes Farm glow with new flavor-use in salads or grill them whole as a side. And it's not too late to grab a few pots to brighten up your flower beds for fall-some very pretty sedums here..

Angela at Jyang_Lee suggests veggie shish kebobs made with little summer squash pieces, baby onions, drizzled with olive oil and dried Italian herbs-grill and baste with a sauce of 1/2 soy, and 1/2 her Mustard sauce. So good.

Big sale on St Louis ribs at Old Narrow Gauge Farm : these meaty wonders will be 50% off . Try her elderberry syrup in your cool holiday drinks.

Happy dessert with these classic wild blueberry and sour cherry tarts from Beryls

Hahns End has a whole pile of cheese ready to go-check the sale basket. Last week offered good deals on Old Shiretown, Ragged Isle, Peppered varieties. And of course, Blue Velvet for your salad.

Pine Tree Poultry is having a big sale too: of note chicken wings at 2.49/lb., and chicken drumsticks at 2.99/lb.

Stop at Gracies Garden for easy side dishes to save your labor on the holiday: one of the several krauts, carrot preps, or kimchees would do a fine job.

Enhance your life & home with smudge foraged by Kim from her farm, at Shepherds & Such

Beryls little ginger or cream cheese lemon pound cakes are great for easy individual desserts or two-fers for the light eaters. Or try a wild blueberry pie...

Light but flavor rich, grilled mushrooms stand up to most meats . Or use them for an entree. Try the Smooth King Oyster, the densely delicious Lions Mane, or dark and delightful portobellos at Oyster Creek.

Keep some extra Granite Kiss and Dulsea on hand-these Appleton Creamery Specials offer many happy moments...And don't forget to seize some chevre with basil, it is much in demand.

Music

Married with Chitlins will be here to celebrate us all - it's tap your toes time!

Not here

Stock up at Jyang_Lee; Angela will be away on the 8th and 15th, returning the 22nd.

Farming is serious business at Hawkes